$50,000 Reward Offered For Lead In Slayings Of 4

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December 5, 1998

BARTOW - The families of four victims who were executed a year ago this week in a conveyor belt factory have offered a $50,000 reward for anyone who can lead authorities to the killer.

George Gonsalves, 69, Frank Dosso, 35, George Patisso, 26, and his wife Diane Patisso, 26, were fatally shot at the Erie Manufacturing Co.'s factory on Dec. 3, 1997. The two families were part owners of the company. Diane Patisso was an assistant state attorney in Polk County.

The quadruple homicide remains unsolved. Bartow investigators issued a statement this week that after following more than 1,000 leads, including trips to New York, North Carolina, California and Ecuador, they have still not been able to solve the case.

A special task force with investigators from the FBI, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Lakeland and Bartow police departments, Polk County Sheriff's Office and the State Attorney's Office was established immediately after the murders. So far more than 100 subpoenas for varying types of documents have been issued by the task force, reports state.

Anyone with information related to the case is asked to call the Bartow Police Department at (941) 534-5034.